| 1 |
On 2017.07.13 14:17, Rich Freeman wrote: |
| 2 |
[snip] |
| 3 |
> |
| 4 |
> The more traditional approach would be something like this: |
| 5 |
> |
| 6 |
> Gentoo Foundation (US) |
| 7 |
> - Distro Ops Team (Council) |
| 8 |
[snip] |
| 9 |
> - Legal |
| 10 |
> - Subsidiary Relations Team |
| 11 |
> - e.V |
| 12 |
> - Umbrella org 1 |
| 13 |
> - Gentoo run subsidiary in random country |
| 14 |
> |
| 15 |
> (You could of course put any of the legal entities on the top and the |
| 16 |
> US foundation underneath too.) |
| 17 |
> |
| 18 |
> In this model (which is how most multinational companies operate) |
| 19 |
> there would be formal legal control. |
| 20 |
[snip] |
| 21 |
|
| 22 |
> -- |
| 23 |
> Rich |
| 24 |
> |
| 25 |
> |
| 26 |
> |
| 27 |
|
| 28 |
Rich, |
| 29 |
|
| 30 |
As you have said before (I don't have a quote handy) that regardless |
| 31 |
of the organisation we publish, US courts may see it that way anyway. |
| 32 |
|
| 33 |
I'm not in a hurry to find out though, since it would mean asking an |
| 34 |
American court. |
| 35 |
|
| 36 |
-- |
| 37 |
Regards, |
| 38 |
|
| 39 |
Roy Bamford |
| 40 |
(Neddyseagoon) a member of |
| 41 |
elections |
| 42 |
gentoo-ops |
| 43 |
forum-mods |
Archives